The Ohafia Day celebration of Ohafia Improvement Union, Abuja has come and gone amidst fanfare as the Ohafia people in Abuja graced the occasion in their numbers. first of its kind in a long time.

Honorable Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the Labour Party Candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency was one of the illustrious sons of Ohafia that received the distinguished son of Ohafia Award, an award to recognize Ohafia sons in different fields of endeavor, as well as contestants for different elective positions in Abia State.

Speaking to OHAFIATV News after the Award, the magnanimous, sagacious, and accessible politician expressed happiness for the honor accorded to him by the entire Ohafia people. He reiterated his commitment to changing the narrative in the representation of the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency through transparent and accountable leadership that will focus only on the people’s welfare, development, and progress.

“It is not in vain that my father, Chief Okwara Osonwa is still posthumously recognized and honored by the Ohafia people many years after his passage. it is a warning shot that I have a legacy to protect as laid down by my father. It is a consciousness that I always live with and a legacy I must uphold.

“I want to assure Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency that I am coming to offer representation where my scorecard will be judged by my performance. The era of the scorecard of long episodes of fictitious concoctions is over. This is a period when your performance should determine your future as a politician and not your painted success”, he argued.

The event of Ohafia day celebration saw the unveiling of Okpu Agu House, the Ohafia Center for Igbo Studies, and the launching of Compendium: Sights, Sounds, Issues, and People of Ohafia. The project when completed will serve as a study center to deepen the cultural heritage of the Ohafia Warriors nation in Africa and put her on the map of Abuja. Achieving development through culture.